Early next March famous Argentine writer and journalist Mempo Giardinelli will visit Finland and Estonia to speak at the Universities of Helsinki, Turku and Tallinn on modern Argentine and Latin American literature. The lectures are organized by the Argentine Embassy in Finland in collaboration with the respective Universities as well as with the Association of Teachers of Spanish Finland and the Embassy of Spain in Tallinn. The lecture that the writer will give in the Estonian capital will be part of "Iberofest 2015" -Iberoamerican culture festival- which will take place during the month of March. Entrance to the lectures is free.
Lecture program
- March 9, 16:00, Tallinn University (Uus-Sadama 5) classroom M213.
- March 10, 16:00, Helsingin yliopisto (Siltavuorenpenger 10, 00170 Helsinki), Aurora sali 224.
- March 11, 12:15: Turun yliopisto, Rosetta Building (Koskenniemenkatu 4, 20500 Turku), Classroom 1 (Ros1).
The writer
Mempo Giardinelli is both a writer and a journalist. He has been exiled in Mexico between 1976 and 1984. On his return he founded and directed the magazine "Puro Cuento". His literary work has been translated into twenty languages and has received important awards. He is the author of various novels, stories, essays and children's literature. Luna caliente, La revolución en bicicleta, Visitas después de hora, Vidas ejemplares and 9 Historias de Amor can be highlited among his best-known publications. Mempo Giardinelli also founded and chairs a foundation that bears his name, dedicated to the promotion of reading as well as teaching and research on reading pedagogy (more information at: www.fundamgiardinelli.org)
